It depends on the agent's capacity.I usually connect my investors with my contractor or inspector to walk through the property so that everything can be sorted out in one go, or I have my clients make an offer subject to a walkthrough, allowing us to get the ball rolling.

It isn't always 100% tax efficient to do this, depending on circumstance)

Solar can be a liability depending on how you finance.

CRM to track a lot of tenants, when leases are ending, etc. makes sense depending on how many tenants you have total. 

@Steve Saenz - This depends on your state (I'm in NC); however, the first time I did a private lender funded deal, I had the same attorney who was handling the closing, also write-up the deed of trust and note for the private lender.

@Alexandra Coryell this is going to be highly dependent on your lender and your builder. 

There are lenders who will do the loan if no health or safety issues even with litigation (depending on the details). 

The south is a pretty hot market, but it really depends on what your goals and strategy are.

It depends on your area, your city and your neighborhood.

As for cashflow, Id look at debt markets, first position notes depending on the state at <70%LTV should yield you 10%+ on your money.